First Cut

In Botswana we have had something to gloat about too in recent days. Botswana scalped Tunisia to go into a second game against Chad this afternoon perched at the top of Group K of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

World Cup football is not the same as the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Never. The latter is not as a hot topic as what is happening in South Africa. We cannot expect much in terms of excitement and thrill in the AFCON 2012 qualifiers. But the prospects of Botswana adding more points to the lot already acquired back in Tunis is tantalising, encouraging and would be a rare success. Which is why the game being played at the UB Stadium today against Chad should draw a decent crowd of highly expectant Batswana; a crowd eager to see whether our boys can go the extra mile.